Sorry I’ve been MIA. I’ve been busy with some personal stuff.

Here is a quick update from Roberto:

We will be meeting at the South East corner of Washington Square Park (University Place and West 4th Street.)  4/24 at 11 am.

UPDATE:

In effort to spread the word through Universities, we will be doing some outreach at  Washington Square park which is in the center of several NYU buildings hence, the NYU Activism Campaign. This Saturday’s meeting will give us an opportunity to map out what and how we plan to do things while we are at the park. I would like to revisit what everyone can commit to doing (even if its a little, everything counts and what each others strengths are. I recommend us all reading the Zeitgeist Movement Activist and Orientation Guide to internalize what the movement is. (click here to download)

Secondly, there has been a recent interest amongst some members for a future graffiti/street art campaign. To spark some inspiration and as an extra treat, we will be seeing “Exit Through the Gift Shop” at 3:45 at the Sunshine Cinema in Soho. Feel free to invite friends to the movie. I recommend buying the tickets ahead of time.

So far its Laura, Liz and myself. I will see about getting more people to join us.

Thirdly I plan on bringing my camera in case you have any thoughts you wish to share to help promote the movement, possibly to document the meeting and to take some pics if you’re not camera shy of course

Thank you for your contributions to the movement everyone, hopefully I will see you all soon. Take care.
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- Roberto Enamorado

On last teamspeak meeting we went over the NYU Activism event we are setting up. We decided to set the deadline of this coming Sunday to be done with the posters.

Here are the volunteers so far:

• Diego – Debt
• Doraw – Unemployment
• James O\’Loughlin – Energy/Technology is hindered by profit system.
• Roberto – Energy

and these are the topics to be covered:

Topics:

• Debt – Go into money creation and how their isn’t enough money in circulation to cover the debt + interest.
• Energy – Highlight different technologies that would make our energy crisis a non-issue (geothermal).
• Constant Growth Economy – Highlight how we live in a finite planet that cannot sustain a profit driven, constant growth economy.
• Technological Unemployment - Demonstrate technologies that promise to replace human labor, and how the profit system promotes the use of such machines. Examples of technology would be the “Contourcrafting”, Electric Vehicles (low maintenance = less mechanics) , etc…

• Suggest One…

Zeitgeist Cook Book

Zeitgeist Cook Book is an idea that Keith came up with during the meeting.

Zeitgeist Cookbook will be a free ebook that will be a compilation of DIY, affordable alternative technologies that can provide you will a healthy standard of living as the worldwide economy continues to crumble. We will cover many different technologies, including: Hydroponics, Solar Panels, Car Coversion Technologies (HHO, Electric, etc…), and much more.

A wiki has been set up to compile links and materials that will be used as source for the guide.

So join the group and start posting links to pdf’s that might be appropriate for the pdf.

Great meeting guys! Talk to you all soon.

During the last Teamspeak Meeting we decided that for our next activism campaign we will be setting up a demonstration at the NYU campus. We will setup a table with poster boards highlighting different topics that would of interest to college students. We are for a way to also have a screen with a video demonstrating different technologies that many people aren’t aware of today.

For the posters, I will be taking volunteers to tackle different topics. Please leave a comment to let me know what topic/poster you want to make. Let’s try to use those posters with the folding flaps so that it can stand by itself without any support.

Volunteers so far:

• Diego – Debt
• Doraw – Unemployment
• James O\’Loughlin – Energy/Technology is hindered by profit system.
• Roberto – Energy

Topics:

• Debt – Go into money creation and how their isn’t enough money in circulation to cover the debt + interest.
• Energy – Highlight different technologies that would make our energy crisis a non-issue (geothermal).
• Constant Growth Economy – Highlight how we live in a finite planet that cannot sustain a profit driven, constant growth economy.
• Technological Unemployment - Demonstrate technologies that promise to replace human labor, and how the profit system promotes the use of such machines. Examples of technology would be the “Contourcrafting”, Electric Vehicles (low maintenance = less mechanics) , etc…

• Suggest One…

Please feel free to suggest and modify any of the existing ones. One thing to keep in mind while designing your poster boards, is to draw people into the information at an emotional level. Let’s use the same advertisement techniques used by marketing firms for a good cause.

Here is a video compilation of our last Meeting/Activism.

So this Saturday 3/20/2010, 11am, we will meet at the center of Times Square. Bring whatever hand out material you have.

The event will begin at 3pm EDT and end at 10pm. There will be a 1 hour break.

Live Z-day Broadcast

Have a Great Zday!

UPDATE: I am uploading a few pictures from ZDAY. I’ll be uploading more tomorrow.

UPDATE:  I have created a playlist on our Youtube channel that will be dedicated to footage from Zday 2010 NY.

Next meeting will be on 2/27, 11am and will be held at Roberto’s Crib – send him a message for the address.

Topics for next meeting:

- Video Project Planning and possible execution

- Zday Video Projects

-After Zday events

Diego R. (Original Post) – Rules and Laws accomplish only one thing: they point out a problem in society. However, rules and laws, rarely if ever prevent the problem that they are suppose to address. Driving speed limit laws are a prime example of the failed logic of laws. Instead of creating laws that address the problem its more logical to address the cause of the problem. Example: Instead of speed limit laws, we design cars that have a GPS system connected to the cars main computer that regulates your top speed based on speed limit, traffic and driving conditions. I addition, these cars would have sensors that would enable it to become aware of other vehicles and objects on the road and react to any sudden changes to the driving environment. Using this method as a logical response to the thousands of automobile accidents every year, the accident rate would be in the double, if not single digits (or zero), every year.

RE: Brandy – I have to politely disagree with this. Every law may not be followed or prevent “bad” from happening. However, they serve as a deterrent. In your example, if we built cars with GPS that regulated speed there would be a few problems. Not only would the cost of such said device bea burden on most American’s but in the event of an emergency one’s life would be in the control of a machine – not their own hands. I personally feel that designing such said device is demeaning. Driving includes many responsibilities, one of which is driving at a reasonable speed. If there were a logical response like the ones you have mentioned below we would not live in a world of free choice, but in a world where all is black and white and there are no decisions to make because they are all made for us.

RE:RE: Diego R. - ” In your example, if we built cars with GPS that regulated speed there would be a few problems.”
- I thought you were disagreeing with me?

Answer this question: Do we have the resource available to make the transition to a the type of automobile transportation I am referring to? When you look into it, the answer is yes, we do have the technology and resources to accomplish such tasks.

” Not only would the cost of such said device bea burden on most American’s…”
- Like previously mentioned, money shouldn’t be the question, the question should be, “do we have the resources”. During WWII America produced ~3000 planes in 1940 while by 1944 that number had jumped to ~90,000 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_aircraft_production_during_World_War_II) ; but America didn’t have the money for such expansion, however, it did have the resources for such a increase in production. If the economy where to collapse today there would still be teachers that would be willing to teach, workers willing work, and you would still see food in stores, cars in dealer lots, and electronics at best buy, but no money to acquire those items (that’s what happened during the great depression). Something is definitely wrong with this monetary system we have today, the so called “Fractional Reserve System”. Do you know how money is expanded (or created)? Please watch at least the beginning of this film (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7065205277695921912#) it will outline the process of money creation in our fractional reserve system.

“but in the event of an emergency one’s life would be in the control of a machine – not their own hands.”
- Have you ever heard of air bags, anti-lock break system, smart all wheel drive systems or seat belts ? Let’s start with air bags, would you trust yourself to be able to deploy an airbag at the right moment before a crash ? Would you trust yourself to be able to break with just enough pressure during an emergency situation so that you may avoid your car skidding ? Would you trust your self to dynamically manage the power to each wheel on your car in an emergency situation? Would you trust yourself to lock your seat belt right before a collision? It’s obvious that we don’t have the capacity to react properly to emergency situations but we have technology that far surpasses our ability to manage a car during an accident. I am sure you trust the previously described technology with your life everyday when you travel in an automobile.

“I personally feel that designing such said device is demeaning”
- Demeaning? Do you think a calculator is “demeaning” because it does something that most people can not do with ease? Do you think a computer is “demeaning” because it has the ability to do many different forms of calculations in speeds that are impossible for a human being to consciously achieve? You think the current safety technology in cars today that I described in the above response is “demeaning” because it sometimes saves peoples lives?

“Driving includes many responsibilities, one of which is driving at a reasonable speed.”
- You can’t trust people to be responsible drivers as the monthly death rate of car accidents continues to show.

“If there were a logical response like the ones you have mentioned below we would not live in a world of free choice, but in a world where all is black and white and there are no decisions to make because they are all made for us.”
- First of all, there are logical responses to problem of car accidents as I have clearly described one in the original post. Decisions are made for you today without any concern for your opinion. Did you EVER vote to knowingly raise your taxes, the price of Oil, how much of your income tax should go to the national debt that is owed to the federal (private) reserve, or to go to war?

- Diego R.
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It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. – Jiddu Krishnamurti .

At the last meet up, we discussed compiling street interviews into a video that will be sort of a trailer for Z-day. I will mix the street interview with some footage from last year’s Z-day among other things. Nathan B, one of our member, has come up with a Rap that is related to the movement that might also play a part in the video.

We will also be helping with the filming of…

The street interviews and Global ZM Video Project will be held on FEB. 13th at 11am.

Location: 41 Union Square West, Star Bucks

Here are some of the questions people have submitted for the street interview:

1. What would you like to change in the world and why?

2. Do you think that most ppl in the world want peace? If yes, then why do you think we don’t have peace yet?

3. Do you think war solves anything?

4. Who do you think is affected by war the most?

5. Out of the billions of ppl in the world today, what percentage do you think benefits from war?

6. Do you think that the government that is supported by tax dollars, has far more advanced technology than the general public has been made aware? If yes, do you think this technology can be applied to benefit humanity? Do you think they eventually will use it to benefit humanity?

7. Why do you think so many ppl are so sick with diseases and go hungry and are left with no shelter when our technology has advanced?

8. Do you think that ppl need governments? If yes, for what purpose?

9. What do you think would happen if there were no monetary system in today’s technologically advanced world?

10. What do you feel is the most important issue in the world right now?

11. What rights should people be born with according to their society?

12. How Can We End World Poverty?

Jam Session 2.0 from Cain Mosni on Vimeo.

Today’s meeting went really well. For those of you who could not attend, we will be posting updates regarding today’s meeting and any future meeting leading up to z-day and beyond.

• We introduced ourselves.
• We talked about z-day events.
• We decided on ZTGM.org as our gateway domain for future campaigns. The website is currently redirecting to the global page but in the near future we are gonna make a custom portal for everything Zeitgeist Movement.
• We decided that for our next meeting we will film street interviews for a Promotional Trailer for Z-day.
• We talked about the email campaign which is going to be facing some upgrades. I have setup a emailing system which I will describe in details soon, that will allow us to input contacts from various key contact sources in society and one click email the who list of emails instead of one by one.

It was nice to meet everyone! See you all soon.

-Diego R.

We are going to be setting up a meet and greet before the main event to get everyone familiar with each other. The date for the meeting will be agreed upon after we get a few volunteers.

Details about the Main Event including schedule can be found by going to be Zday 2010 Main Event page.

UPDATE ! “There is a Starbucks on the Northwest corner of 14th Street Union Square. If there’s no objections, lets meet there at 11 AM.” – Vincent

Vincent’s number is 646 270 5931 !